The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

rirM PERSONS SEEKING LANDED V ESTATES, TOWN AND Cot)" \ TRY RESIDENCES, E -1 0 L AVID EASEHOLU INVESTMENTS, AND I '.t013 ER i'IES G - NERALLY— eO BE Mtn GRATIS, at the pr ncioal Railway Bookstalls throughout: the kino . dom. or at the Auction and Estate offi ces, No. c?l, aneerv-line, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's Of REF. PROPE RTY rtEGItiTER," containing avaried selection la - nded and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottage with its few acres, OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace th e opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of chara ter, thereby avoid "... the d isadVantages of delay and its attenuant incon venie ces. TI IE II E is NO CHAR GE i ncurre d , un l ess a t enan t or pur cha,ser.?s introduced throupt Ntessrs. Lumley's Agency, 441 ' 1 a.en o n ly t h e usual mode , ate cornmi,sion. ~ Itiction and Laud Offices, 87, Chancery-lane, London. 0 'I , . RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORD 3 rAYOR the ALDERMEN and CO3IMONS of the CITY of LONDON. 10, Serieant's Inn, Temple, Jan. 4, 1864 . My LoRD AND GENTLEMEN —I be , respectfully to offer Traself as CAN MATE for the vacant office of RE3IE 151 ; 1 _ 1 ' NCE ft of the City of London. cte s-n of the late SF. T. Wilde, whose name is doubt- V'. , well known to the Members cc the Court of Common ' nun il, I have the honour to inform y u that, in conjunction 'with him, and lately on my own ,esp.msibility, I have for some years b , -en sit a , !ed as Co ves ancinz Counsel in pre- Paring the Acts of Parliam.nt relating to your an ient ity, in advising" on those affecting your interests which have been intr. duced by other part es. This has rendered i ne !Fa-ary for me to make myself acquainted with the cons itu -1;n nof your City, its customs and regulations. Ith nk Inlay wherefore venture to say that I am well acouainted with the nano,s points likely to arise in connection with the duties of the office of It:rnembrancer. I have ' , Melt' personally bad the l - onour of advising your Present and your late Comptroller, your fate Remembran Pr, and your late Solicitor. I can also state that I have had a Very considerable experience in the pr paration of, and ad on, Acts of Parliament for moat of the leading, parlia- Thentaey agents. th i e f. therefore. I have the honour to be selected by you to fill important post for which I am a candidate, I shall kn a , - ne aovantage of commencing with a considerable wledge of tvan interests which it will become my duty t 9 watch over and protect. I have the honour to be, My Lord and Gentlemen, Your very obedient servant. SAAIL. J. WILDE. S T EAM from LONDON to NEW YORK ,/ .1 he British and American Steam Navization Company V i nite will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Ser,w Steamers TWICE EACH hIONTH for ew York:— Tons. Horse Power. 41, 11 ,i;!ON ........ 2, - 00 ..... sco Capt. GLOVER. TINSTER.. 2,500 ..... sco Capt. Couca. .......... 2,500 501 l ORK 2,500 ..... 500 apt. HARRIS. These fivr magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean qeamer, and have accommodation for pa ssen g ers re -1l 4 m witn every datemort. The Line will commence early in the ex ,ct load in the Victoria Docks. aror freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, ' elf, Laming and C.;., 70, CornhilL ( MYTEC 1-; NIC.--P tron, H.R.H. the Prince of 'Wa'e..—Professor Pepper—The Ghost—J. H. Pep per's Adaptation of H Dircks's Ghost Illusion, with the new Patented improvemi nts of Mr. Altred Saveste', of 11P, New Bo nd - street—The Illust,ated F a iry Tules-1 he Shadow Pantomime—The Firework 5. he Fntertainments and Lectures provided th s year are on the most liberal scale. TAD AME TUSS AU D'S HISTORICAL faker-stye GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, _et.—Great Treat for the Juveniles during the nolld from the ' aYB.—The series ot Models of the Kings of England, 1 , le Conqueror to that of her present Majesty, attired in I ," e magnificent costumes of their respective r eriods, is now several y complete t awl in the Chamber of Physiognomy are open new additions. Admission, 's. ; extra rooms, 6d. upen from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. H E 0 X F 0 R 1), R, OXFORD STREET, W. in ~,,„., 101 l ~,,,,, "' v v , NING, ll be performed Selections from the . also. f ro Operas viz. THE SLAVE, by Sir H. lishop, low' fro m' L A FO'HZ A'DE r. DES i INO--- Verdi; by the fol ii "1Z taivnteri artistes —Misses Russell. Townley, Fitz fir, v% 1..., - T • iell and ERson ; Messm Green, h 'Limb , , , 3' , Sni o riey, Stua t, &c. brat ~' on the Violin by VIOCTI COLLINS. the cele e" E nglish Violinist. l A 'hi tebY Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant , --md th PUN ° e marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL c 0r ,,,„; 1 Herr S' lIALKENBACH, the Inventor. NV. R --- "Y , nY UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "), Ewene, Pon ndall,lV. T. Critchfi ld T. Maclmmn, George Hutchen , and the e . - and Poster. marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, TRis },,, entir e e ',,',"'ING. will be prod iced, supported by the Chrtat4;;; - nY, a rew and original s'antat , entitled ' , 'liing . po. , ,ed by .i., %ritten by Litchfield Mo3eley, Esq. , n r corn 4 " ' Meyer Lutz, expressly for the e3tab shment. _____________ 13 - ectur, Mr. F. Jonghmans. C INTRI/13U RY MAGIC pnrrvrn H ALL —THE GHOST in the I rinat• - -- .... AIN'S, surpassing any of the Trans ii4stspever producel. .. ion Scenes f the Se son—one of the most beautiful The scene, " The Tempe 4 ;" Ana, 'F ountai ns ' T vi lleT The fiTght of 'Ariel through the Fairy 7 ' 8 certainly a triumph of art.—Vide Public Press. VRt ab o other Musical Co medy i s l ,tiont RR and Pictorial attractions of the . Usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. , l 'ildai .. g Ur elvdrth (the great Stump Orator), Eugene, W. ' "r• nutchenson, J. - Jester, T. Nractagan. Sze• Admission, 6d ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. Open every Evening. 11 0 , 17 A L ALHAM BRA —FRANCONI'S at R a ? 4 AND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, Tw, ' - Past Seven ; Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at fri p' This trou eis certainly one of the best we have had totz:C l and for some yeirs. The Cirque Imperial may s . afely ton a long career ol prosperity in London."—The Times. ARGYLL ROO NI S, Windmill-street, Hay market. NOTICF. —M. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS Will be continued al the above elegant rooms. Admission la. Conductor—M. JIILLIEN. Solo Perform , rs—Messrs. Mosca, Tyler, Horton, Snelling, l 'rogratski, 11‘ri nney, &o. • Doors Open at 8, commence at half-past. Manager, M. GRENET. ENSON'S WATCHES, adapted for any climate an , l country, wholesale and retail. Chronometer, lever, horizontal, vertical, repe.ting, centre seconds, freflese astronorpicil reve-siblP, and chronograph watches, 4 rnin 200 to three guineas each. u-tAn illustratedd p laaphlet and prise list of every description w atch .j oat free for two stamps and I V * BENSON, by special warra"t of appointment watch t or clock mak , rto MIL EL the Prim of Wales. Manufac- Y, 33 and 34, Ludgate hill, E.C. r"Rs. BoTr. JACKSON, AND CO. y Ear. mexecute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the Vv e ,„ . arket price guaranteed. Remittances. L. , ndon and minster Bank. Post . 0 dere payable at Camber vell-park. ,e r I:L.ll:—lletting on the Waterloo Cup. 84 3res r ~4aeo BUTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine e - street, Camberwell-park, London. ct T inted CLP,S.--The Patent Newly-invented ob_ e PeCtaele4are patronised by the majlrity of the 8 ordinary re i e .-4 ler ' IIII Z Viscount Palmerston. They afford and B —3l° S S, Opticians, 39, l 'A a lbemarle-street, Piccadilly. 1113 WELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED, l'Or COUGHS. COLEY.. SHORTNESS of B REATH,INFLUENZA, &c. flo P ld re b Pal 'ecl bY TtiomAs owELL, 16. Blackfriara-road, and all Chemists, at ls. lid. 2s. 3d., and lls. per bottle. IBEAUTIFu and the 31 L WOMEN.—Alablster Powder, Rock Water from S Cir cas4ian Bloom. A rabian Soaps, a Dew nd Alabaster Liquid. ahara. These had.,?F,,3V3, and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair. (I, and complexi on b eau tif u l b eyon d compar i son.—Can be 4 d er o e lllY at Alada me RAC II i4.L'S 47A New Bond-street Et sne can be consulted daily. , All , communications are , rictlY confidential. NO CURE NO PAY.—The Pr.-eminent. SueCess attending the use of KERSHAW'S VOLTAIC 1-I.KXIBLE BELT, novel in principle and action, i the cure of nervous and muscular alectinns, admits of its sale bein e made 4, - --- e de 'enden upon verified efficscy. A new Belt can be had on trial tor a month, iree of charge, for rheumatism, be ha sciatica, epilepsy, nervous debility, paralysis, lumbago, tic doloureux, bronchial cough, asthma, spasms, spr,,. ns, indigestion, .nactive liver, &c. By the mild continu ous el, ctrhs current evolved, exhausted vital ener,2y is edee tually rest red. Prices, ss. to 15s. each ; for extreme cases, according. to size and power. Testimonials sent free —Depot, 11, Crooked -lane Ring Willi am-street, city. • AITHE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN. OLLA RD'S PERFUMED andULPHU S OAP and CREA \T for ordinary toilet purposes ß , S OAP SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, tree from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfeot health; they are alsoan effectual remedy in c ring local and cut neous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the most crninent physicians see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Xi:A. 1 to 5, accord ng to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and at alt chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent On application. XEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES.—Statistics show that 50,00) persons annually fall victims to Pul- Monary Disorders, includine consumption, diseases of the chew, and the respiratory organs. Prevention is at ill times better than cure ; be, therefore pr, pared during the wet and wi ntry season with a supply of KEATING'S COUGH L Z t,NGES. which possess the virtue f averting, am well as of curing a cough or cold ; they are good alike for the young or for the aged—they soothe bronchial irritation ; and for im proving the voice, th.e preacher, statesman, singer, and actor !lave long patronised them. ~" Sir " St. Paul' s C athedral, 30th November, 1849. —I have much p!easure in recommendin,g y c,ur lozenges it,frtbose who may be d , stressed with hoarsene ss . Th ey h ave Bin ' l ed me relief on several occasions when scarcely able to U 8 41 the effects of catarrh. I think they would be very " 4 1 to de To me n , barristers, and public oratori. "1 am, Sir, yours faithfully, " TITOMAS FRA.NcIS, Vicar Choral. " p re • Reativg." and ,p re d and sold in boxes, is lid, and tins, 28 9d, 4s 6d, tulc', 6 d each by l'homas Keatinp - ,-chemist, &c., 70, St. atent ~;"1 1t chyard, London ltetail by all druggists and edicine vendors in the world. Itk):YA FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Way ths "rruinus immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- ' ing's-cross. 17,_ Patron—Her ' vtost Gracious Majc , ity the QUEEN. le"Pat ron—llis Royal Hi g h ness th e P r i nce o f W A LE S,K.G President—His ti race the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. The Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. . n umerous and urgent app.ais of the si k poor for ad t ';s'" coinin 1 the Committee to entreat the bounty ot the pat and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged as out-patients many d.stres •ing cases which. with beT'" ncl equate funds, they would gladly a d m i t into t h e war s. s p re nnses of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 1 Ile rfospital is not endowed, but is wholly dependent on untary c , utributions and legacies, which are received by by Ureasurer, Edward r ri.ian, Esq., Nihas-lane; also I‘lessrs. Coatis and Co. ; Drummond and Col lierries and ; • ; hansom and Co. • l'rescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, andaYiile, and Co. ; G;yn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay Go ; Denison aud Co.; W Hiatus, Deacon, and Co. ; 2 (•rend, Gurney, and C.,. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; .lasterraan ,snd Co. ; I. Banned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from to till 5. STANFORD b. SUITIT Secretary, T EETH. -Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following aovanta.v,es :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskea's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor , street, Bond-street , IV ; an d at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. PRIZE MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &a, To the Queen and the Pi ince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candl, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messr es s. Tuckers' manutacture. A disti ,g,uished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely , i n my turn,:' com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with. Platted Wicks, patented.. 2 s.: d. per lb. Ordinary quality ed. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .„ Is. sd. per lb. Second quality is. 3d. per lb. Third quail , y is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishnrmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candies for the Lige of the Altar. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS:PAT ENT. NVHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so otten hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the , )ody, while the requisite resisting , power is supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease nd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the oir oumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. Bd., and 31s. Bd. Postage, Is. A. Double Truss, 818. ed., 425., and 525. ed. Postage, ls Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 528.8. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-oftlce Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, ,to., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling or the Legs, Sprains, &a They are ,orous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ire an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. Bd., 7s. 6d, to 168. each. Postage ed. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN ILA EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad witted to be the best medicine lor immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Preparea only and sole by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, Kinv, , William- street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 1301, and three quantities in one, 2s h.eac Be articular. and ask for Laoibert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address ae. engraved on the stamp. A SI- 4 A :1- 2 N°. 22,319 I'URE, CARPETS. BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTEI, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First class goods at sec md-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Shown oms occupying an acre of ground. Every ar icle warranted CL E GYM EN aid GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR- N ISA are respectfully informed that Messrs. 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Cambridge, otaines, Dorking, St Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexhath, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Britain. COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., FOR EVER: A STORY OF ENGLISH COUNTRY LIFE. By A CLERGYMAN. "A well-written, interesting story. It will not fail to secure a large share of public favour."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. MUTER'S TRAVELS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols. , 21 5. , TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF AN OFFICER'S WIFE IN INDIA, CHINA, AND NEW ZEALAND. By Mrs. MUTER. wife of Lieutenant- Lolonel D. D. MurEn, 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infantry. "There is a great deal of pleasant reading in Mrs. Muter's book, and a masb of valuable information." —Daily News. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WOMAN'S RANSOM. A By the Author of' " Grandmother's Money," &a. "An excellent tale."—Daily News. " ' A Woman's Ransom' will fascinate the attention of the reader to the very end."—John BuIL Hurst and Bins ett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Immediately, in 1 vol., crown Svo., with Two Illustrations, 65., T HE THTRD and CHEAPER EDITION of NED LOCKSLEY, the Etonian. " The new corner whom we hail . . . writes with force, with heart, with knowledge, and—what we want most in a novel—with freshness."—Times, De 3. 25. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1864. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the rec ent heavy gales some of the toats of the Royal Na'ional Lifeboat Institution have been instrumental in rescuing the crews of the following wrecked vessels:—Schooner Theophi ins, of Aberdeen, 5 men ; barque Taniworth, of Noray, 17; schooner Northern Lights, of Preston, 4 ; pilot boat, of St Ives, 7 ; schooner Anion. of Workington, 4; schooner Gipsy, of Drogheda, 4 ; smack Saucy Jack, of Inverness, 1 ; barque Marietta, of Lisbon, 1 ; fishing boat, of Filey, 2 • Tenby fishing boat, 3 ; and barque Providence, of Dantziei. Total lives saved, 65. The liteboats also assistei in bringino• safely into port, with their crews, consisting of 29 men, the Italian brig Camoglin o, the schooner Sir Colin Campbell, of Whitby, floe schooner Guilia, of Palermo, and the ketch Snip, of Am sterdam. The hieboats also went off in reply to signals of distress on fourteen occasions, but their services were not ultimately required. The amount of reward p lid for all these services was £216. The Committee of the institutionearnestly AP PEAL to the public for ASSIsTAN..E to enable them to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Society's 125 hieb at estab lishments. Contributions are receiv, d by all the Lon , on and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London. WHERE CAN WE MEET' AF lER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at E VANS', Covent-garden. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC , BRANDY. This celebratel Old IRIc El WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, of &l, New Bond-street They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medio tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS PER PAIR. Naval awl Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The difficult operation of fitting the iron masts on board the Achilles was successfully accomplished yesterday by means of the massive floating sheers, which were towed down from the dockyard to Gillingham Reach for that pur pose. The iron masts are the largest ever constructed for a vessel of war, and were manufactured at the Bridge Works, Chepstow, by Messrs. Finch and Heath, who have supplied the whole of the masts to the iron and iron clad vessels al ready built. The Achilles will be the first vessel in the British navy to carry four masts ; but even with this advan tage each of her masts will be 100 ft apart, or considerably further distant from each other than in the ordinary line-cf battle ships. From the success which has attended the use of iron masts in the navy it is probable that in a sheirt time wooden masts, even in wooden vessels of war, will entirely disappear, their advantages over the ordinary kind of masts making their general adoption a paramount consideration. Experience has shown that iron masts last much longer than wooden, that they are lighter and stronger, that they serve as valuable ventilators, and are alsO better conductors of electricity. If they are shot away and fall overboard they will immediately sink, instead of floating alongside and fouling the screw, as is the case with wooden masts. The mainmast of the Achilles weighs no less than 21 tons 12 cwt ; its length being 121 ft 9in, diameter 3ft 4in, and length of head from hounds 20ft. The weight of the second fore mast is 19 tons 2 cwt, its length 103 ft, diameter 3ft 4in, and length of head from hounds 20ft. The foremast weighs 15 tons 18 cwt., its entire length 103 ft 10in, diameter 2ft Bin and length of head from hounds 13ft. The mizenmast is tilft in length, its weight 8 tons 12 cwt, diameter 20in, and length of head from hounds, 13ft. The diameter of the main and second fore masts at the head is 30in in each,that of the foremast 24in, and of the mizenmast 19 3 / 4 in. Each mast is formed of three curved plates half an inch in thick ness, which form the skin, or outside shell of each,the joint where the vertical edges of the plates meet being so formed that the outsides of the masts show no ridges. Under each of the vertical joints three strong tie-irons are placed, to which are riveted the plates forming the mast, the rivets on the outside being counter-sunk, or let in flush, the exterior of the mast consequently presenting a round and perfectly smooth surface. The masts are parallel from the heel to the hounds, where a horizontal plate is introduced which is made to carry the top, and this plate facilitates the reduc tion of the size of the mast from the hounds to the cap. Where the shrouds pass over the masts the plates are double to resist the extra strain and wear. In the transmission of the iron masts from Chepstow to Chatham considerable dif ficulty was experienced. From Chepstow they were con veyed by special train to Brentford, where it was necessary to ship them in barges, which conveyed them safely to Chatham, where they were landed at the dockyard. Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, paid a lengthened visit to Chatham dockyard on Tuesday, and was occupied till late in the afternoon in his official duties at that establishment, his visit relating chiefly to the pro gress made in fitting the iron frigate Achilles, on board which he spent a considerable time. Mr. Reed devoted some time to the examination of the steering apparatus just completed, and from the trials made during the inspection there is every probability that it will work satisfactorily. Whether or not the apparatus will answer when tested at sea remains to be proved, but it appears exceedingly doubt • ful whether a vessel of the vast size of the Achilles, covered as she is from end to end with some 1,300 tons of armour_ plating, will ever be made to steer handily or answer her helm rapidly. In this respect the Royal Oak, previously built, and the new iron-clad frigate Bellerophon, now in hand, each of which is some 100 ft. shorter than the Achilles, undoubtedly possess a great advantage. As was fully anticipated, Mr. Reed strongly objected to the under water scuppers which have been fitted to the Achilles, and there is little doubt that they wi'l now be dispensed with. The absurdity of fitting a vessel like the Achilles with scuppers of that description was pointed out some months since in 2he Sun, and the positive danger that would un doubtedly arise from their continuance urged upon the authorities. Still. however, they were permitted to remain, but it is satisfactory to find that means will now be taken to render them safe and reliable by closing them in with thick wrought-iron plates. It is to be hoped that the mistake in this respect will not be perpetrated in the iron vessels now in progress. The want of proper accommodation for the large number of workmen—upwards of I,2oo—who are now employed without intermission on board the Achilles during this inclement weather engaged the attention of Mr. Reed, and measures will be at once aeopted for placing at their disposal one of the sailing vessels attached to the ordinary, which will be fitted up as a receiving hulk for the men, and supplied with plenty of hot water and other conveniences, so as to enable than to wash themselves before leaving their work. Before quitting the iron frigate Mr. Reed in vestigated the causes of the numerous accidents which have recently occurred on board. It would seen. that most of them might have been avoided had proper precautions been observed, and the officials on board were therefore requested to urge upon the workmen the necessity of exercising the utmost care in the various operations on which they were employed. Yesterday M. Bokamo, the chief constructor of the Im perial Austrian navy, paid a visit to Chatham dockyard, by special permission of the Admiralty, and was engaged for some time in inspecting the factories and other depart ments, as well as the vessels fitting at that establishment. In the course of his visit Mr Bokamo made numerous in quiries respecting the iron-clad frigate Lord Warden and the frigate Bellerophon, both recently commenced. The latter vessel, is appears, has excited considerable interest not only among the Austrian and French Government offi cialse,but also among those connected with the navies of most of the European Powers, the recent experiments on the Bellerophon target at Shoeburyness proving that there is not a gun afloat belonging to any country which could even pierce her inner skin. A large number of additional labourers have been en tered at Chatham dockyard during the present week for service on board the iron frigate Achilles. Admiral Ayscough, whose death has just been announced, was the oldest officer in the service. He was born on board her Majesty's ship Swan, during a desperate action fought by that vessel while on her passage home from North America, and was son of the late Capt. John Ayscough, R.N., who .was in command of the Swan on the occasion. This officer entered the Navy (under the auspices of the late Admiral Sir J. Wallace) Aug. 12, 1787, on board the Goliath, 74, Capts. A. Dickson and Sir A. S, Douglas. We afterwards find him serving as midshipman and master's mate on board the Juno and the Hebe frigates, and the Hector, the Alcide, and the Monarch, 74's, and employed in the first of those vessels under Capt. S. Hood. On Nov. 6, 1793, the deceased obtained a lieutenancy in the Monarch, flagship, on the Newfoundland station. Being appointed July 6, 1799, to the Blanche, troopship, Capt. Ayscough, attended the ensuing expedition to Holland, where he served as a volunteer at the time of the debarkation near the Hel der, and was in one of the first boats that effected a landing. In command of the Inconstant he attended the expeditions to Quiberon and Cadiz, on each of which occasions he volunteered his services on shore, and was selected to com mand a party of seamen. He similarly joined in the Egyp tian campaign of 1801, and for his exertions was presented with the Turkish gold medal. After various services in the West Indies, the Arctic Seas, and the Mediterranean, Captain Ayscough, with two frigates and several sloops under his orders, was assigned the deeply responsible duty of protecting Sicily against the threatened invasion of Joachim Murat, whose attempts, although in command of 40,000 troops and of about 200 gunboats, to gain a footing on the island he succeeded in frustrating. He was next em ployed, with seven men-of-war at his disposal, in reconnoi tring the line of coast between Naples and Civita Vecchia. He afterwards, from April, 1822 until the spring of 1825, superintended the Ordinary at Plymouth ; and for his sub sequent able management as Commissioner of Jamaica and Bermuda dockyards was honoured with the thanks of the Board of Admiralty. He attained fag rank Nov. 23, 1841, was promoted to Vice-Admiral Dec. 24, 1842, and to Ad miral Oct. 3, 1855. The death took place on Monday of Admiral Sir W. H. Gage, Admiral of the Fleet, G.C.8., G.C.H., and Knight Bachelor. The gallant admiral, who died at Thurston cottage, Suffolk, entered the navy when he was only 12 years of age, and in 1796, being lieutenant of the Minerva, he distinguished himself in an action with two Spanish fri gates and in the caeture of a French corvette. In the fol lowing year he became a captain. In 1801 he was concerned ire cutting out from under the batteries of Cameral, near Brest, La Chevrette, 20 guns and 300 men. As post captain ho commanded the Thetis anq the Indus. aril attained the rank of Admiral of tho Blue in 1846, end in 1854 was made Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom. The dignity of Knight Grand Cross of the Bath was in 1860 added to that of Grand Cross of the Order of Hanover, already possessed by the gallant Admiral, and in May, 1862, he was promoted to the office of Admiral of the Fled. He held office from 1841 to 1846 as a Lord of the Admiralty, and was com mander-in-chief at Plymouth from 1848 to 1851. The following appointments and promotions were made yesterday at the Admiralty—Capt. R. Gibson, to the Dun can; Lieut. P. P. Luxmoore, Lieut. H. C. Best, Lieut. M. B. Medlycott, Lieut. EL N. Heppisley, and Lieut. Ernest Rice to the Duncan ; J. G. Dathau, master, to the Dun can ; Sub-Lieut. 11. T. Paulin, Sub-Lieut. R. W. Davies, and Sub-Lieut. A. G. M'Kechnia, to the Duncan; S. M. E. Wilmot, C. G. Williams , W. A. Jukes, C. D. Smith, T. E. Maxell, W. F. Rock, E W. Hodgkinson, R. R. Jaffrey, and G. A. Ellis, midshirmen, to the Duncan ; A. O' R. B. Ternan, naval cadet, to the Aurora ; Lord L. Gordon, H, B. Callender, G. S. H. Jackson, A. C. Corry, T. E. Cochrane, R. Rumsey and F. E. W. Lambert, naval cadets, to the Duncan; R. Pottinger, Staff-surgeon, to the Formidable; J. Little, strg., to the Duncan ; J. Towell, paymaster, to the Duncan ; Dr. H. Maxwell, assist surg., to the Duncan; J. C. Mike, acting assist-Burg., to the Duncan; E. W. R. Veale, assist-paymaster, to the C o rnwallis; Henry P. Brevan and George S, Goddard, assist-paymasters, to the Duncan; W . C. S. Hyne, clerk, to the Hawke; Gilbert J. Vaux, clerk, to the Duncan; R. W. S. Bishop and W. C. Pullen, assist-clerks, to the Duncan ; John H. Brimacomb, assist-clerk, to the Aboukir; H. W. Paul, assist-clerk to the Cambridge ; James Coade, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Mutine ; Adam Shoolbread, assist-engineer, to the Tamar ; William Walker, of the Triton, Thomas Cape, of the Esk, Mark Hawkins, of the Cumberland, Henry Darroll, of the Royal Oak, Thomas Jones of the Dasher, Robert Horne of the Asia, and Henry S. Pemberton, of the Edgar, promoted to be first.claas assist-engineers ; James Book, of the Bac chante, Gustav A. C. Beucke-of the Grappler, William H, Smith of the Bacchante, William A. Stewart of the Ariadne, and George J. Barber of the Immortalite, promoted to be acting first-class assist-engineers; and Gerald Trevor, no. minated to a naval cadetship. reconstructed Union holding out its right hand with fifty millions of dollars for Garibaldi, saying, Take possession of Rome;' and one hundred mil lions for the Republicans of Paris, saying,' Make Napoleon sit uneasy;' and one hundred millions for Germany, saying, ' Make Kings tremble.' If Europe leaves America to Republicanism, well ; if she interferes, we interfere, and the right hand of our resistance is clasped in brotherhood with the• Radicals of Europe to upset every throne on the Continent," COMMERCIAL IN FELLIGENCE. Gold, 1511. Exchange, 166. Treasury 7-30 Notes, 106-1. New York Central Railway, 132 i; Erie, 1074; Illinois Central, 1171. Cotton, 80c. The City of Washington takes 45,000 dole. in specie. Secretary Welles, Admiral Dupont, and the Monitors. (From the New York Times.) The publication of the voluminous documents which accompany the report of the Secretary of the Navy puts us in a position to form an intelligent judgment respecting various points connected with that department, and, among others, of the opera tions in Charleston harbour which resulted in the recall of Rear-Admiral Dupont. This particular question is one of great interest, both as regarding the reputation of a distinguished naval officer and the merits and capabilities of the new class of ves sels on which our Government has bestowed so much expense. The professional skill, and even the personal honour, of Admiral Dupont have been so inexcus ably impugned by Secretary Welles and his satel lites that the press would be derelict if, with the means of authentic information in its hands, it should neglect to do that officer justice. Not only does Mr. Welles put slurs on him in his report, but the Baltimore paper which has been the foremost ally of the department in defaming Admiral Dupont has, within the last day or two, been mada the vehicle of suggestions which are disgraceful to him if they are well founded, or to the makers and in spirers of them if they are not. It was insinuated that Admiral Dupont did not wish to take Charles ton, since its capture would put a stop to blockade running and deprive him of - the 200,000 dollars a year of prize money which he is alleged to have been making. Such charges are atrocious; and, as they are supported by no evidence,—nay, as contra dicted by all the evidence—they must provoke the indignation of honourable men. It must be a sordid mind that can easily admit the possibility of a high naval officer preferring precarious pecuniary gains to the glory of recapturing the great nursery of the rebellion; If motives of this kind were to be sur mised, it would be easier to conceive that an inven tor should be over sanguine respecting the merits of his ships, and the proprietors of ship-yards in terested in the continuance of their contracts, than that such a man as Dupont could prefer pelf to re nown, when an opportunity afforded to make the whole world resound with his fame. The practical question is, which has failed to meet public expectation—Dupont or the Monitors Secretary Welles, in his report, declares strongly in favour of the Monitors; bat Secretary Welles is not qualified, either as a naval expert or as an engineer, to have any opinion on the subject which should oatweigh that of the commanders of the vessels. He has every reason for making it appear (if he truthfully can) that he did not commit a mistake in authorising the expenditures that have been made on these vessels; and in this view his interest is identical with that of the inventor and the builders. Bat as the men who fought the vessels have strong personal motives for wishing them successful, being sharers in all the glory that is won by their means, their judgment, formed in actual trial, ought to have BOMB weight. But the appeal is not to vague and conflicting judgments, but to specific and well attested facts, which until now the public had not the means of knowing. When the attempt to take Sumter, in April last, miscarried, it was the policy of the Government, for entirely justifiable reasons, to conceal the weakness of the Monitors. It was expedient to keep up the demonstration against Charleston, and to continue to play upon its fears, and so prevent the sending away of any part of its troops to reinforce the other rebel armies. It was accordingly given out that the Monitors were not materially damaged, and that the attack would be immediately renewed. Whether such a renewal would have been safe—whether, in fact, it would not have been foolhardy and ruinous, the reader will presently be in a condition to judge. Time and events have, indeed, done much to render this testimony unnecessary ; for although General Gilmore has taken the batteries on Morris Island, and demolished Fort Sumter, Admiral Dupont's suc cessor has not yet taken the Monitors into Charles ton harbour, nor does anybody now expect that he will, except under cover of military operations. But if most intelligent men think Admiral Dupont has long ceased to need any vindication, they must still be interested in knowing the precise extent of the injuries received by the Monitors in the principal test to which they have been put. We accordingly insert the following brief extracts from the reports of their several commanders, made immediately after the engagement. Captain Drayton, of the Passaic : "At the fourth shot from the 11-inch gun I was struck in quick succession in the lower part of the turret by two heavy shots, which bulged in its plates and beams, and forming together the rolls on which the 11-inch carriage worked, rendered it wholly useless for the remainder of the action, seve ral hours being necessary to put it again in work ing order. Soon after it was discovered that there was something the matter with the turret itself, which could not be moved, and on examination it was found that part of the brass ring underneath it had been broken off, and being forced in board had jammed ; on clearing this the turret could again be moved, bat for some time irregularly. A little after this a very heavy rifle shot struck the. upper edge of the turret, broke all cf its 11 plates, and then glancing upward took the pilot house, yet with such force as to make an indentation of 2-1 inches, extending nearly the whole length of the shot. The blow was so severe as to considerably smash in the pilot house, bend it over, open the plates, and squeeze out the top, so that on one side it was lifted up three inches above the top on which it rested, exposing the inside of the pilot house, and rendering it likely that the next shot would take off the top itself entirely." Captain Rodgers, of the Weehawken : " Two or three heavy shot struck the side armour near the same place. They have so broken the iron that it only remains in splintered fragments upon that spot; much of it can be picked off by hand, and the wood is exposed. The deck was pierced so as to make a hole, through which water ran into the vessel, bat it was not large. Thirty-six bolts were broken in the turret, and a good many in the pilat house; but as these are concealed by an iron lining, I have no means of knowing how many. At one time the turret revolved with difficulty in ccnse quencd of a shot upon its junction with!the pilot house, but it was worked well again after a few turns had been made with higher steam." Captain Worden, of the Montauk " I desire to say that I experienced serious em barrassment in manoeuvring my vessel in the nar row and uncertain channel, with the limited means of observation afforded me from the pilot house, under the rapid and concentrated fire from the forts, the vessels of the fleet close around me , and neither compass nor buoys to guide me. After testing the weight of the enemy's fire, and übs , 2rving the obstime.ions, I An led to believe that Charleston cannot be taken by the naval force now THE ARMY. A garrison court martial, composed of Major Barker, pre sident, and six other officers, has been held at the camp at Colchester for the purpose of investigating a charge against Sergeant Barker. The prisoner has for some time past been stationed at Harwich, and there obtained goods to the value of £lO from several tradesmen, one of whom, having sent in his account, was informed that the prisoner had reteived the amount due. The result of the inquiry, which extended over two days, has, as usual in such cases, not yet been offi cially announced. A War-office circular, accompanied with lithographed plans, has been forwarded to the different military stations, from head quarters, requesting returns from each station of the libraries and reading or recreation rooms at present in existence and attached to the soldiers' quarters. The plans show what is to be provided for the soldiers' amusement when off duty. To all large barracks will be added an in dependent one storied building in the rear, containing li brary, reading and recreation rooms, with coffee bar, libra rians' sitting room, out offices, &c. Small barracks will have the same description of building, but will have the reading and recreation room in one, and not separately, as will be the case with the larger barracks. The recreation rooms will be furnished with bagatelle, chess, draughts, solitaire, dominoes, and backgammon. AMERICA. (Per the City of Washington, via Cape Clear, Jan, 6, 7. p.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 25. The latest news from Virginia states that it may soon become necessary for the Army of the Potomac to fall back to some point nearer to Washington. The present lengthy line of communication (upwards of 60 miles) is liable to damaging raids by the Con federate cavalry stationed at Fredericksburg, one of which, recently attempted, well-nigh proved suc cessful. No military movements of importance have been reported to-day. Governor Lubbock, of Texas, in concluding his Message of the present year to the Legislature of that State, recommended, in view of the States west of the Mississippi, whereby they are thrown upon their own resources, the appropriation of at least 1,000,000 dole. to provide arms and ammunition for the defence of the States. He declares that there can be no peace in Texas until the independence of the Confederacy is acknowledged. Embezzlements to the amount of 100,000 dollars have just been confessed by Charles Cornwall, a clerk in the Currency Cancelling Department of the Treasury at Washington. The greater portion of the stolen fund had been invested by the delinquent in Government 5-20 Bonds, of which bonds 40,000 dols. worth, found in his possession, have been seized by the authorities. A large quantity of gunpowder and percussion caps masked in • barrels of potatoes, and intended for the contraband trade with the Confederacy, were seized on Wednesday last while in course of ship ment on board the New Orleans steamer George Cromwell. The shippers are members of several provincial mercantile houses in this city who have heretofore enjoyed the reputation of the greatest patriotism and loyalty. Business is generally suspended in observance o : he day. DEC. 26, 1 P.M Advices from Charleston to the 22d inst., per he steamer Fulton, announce no change in the situation. The World of this morning says : " The positions of the contending armies in Eas Tennessee appear by the latest accounts to be very curiously complicated. It is now clear that the severe repulse of our pursuit, under. Generals Hooker and Palmer, after the victory of Lookout Mountain, has resulted in enabling the Confederates to reorganise their forces ; and that the substitution of Gen. Joseph Johnstone for General Bragg in the chief command of the Southern armies of the West is rapidly restoring the morale of the Confederate troops. Gen. Grant is too wary and experienced an officer to risk any rash movement in the face of a situation so materially changed, and of an antagonist so skilful as the General who now con. fronts him in front of Knoxville. General Loog street is evidently meditating some dashing and decisive manoeuvre. The sudden return of the enterprising commander upon his retreat from the siege of the key of Eastern Tennessee has already been markekby an important advantage won over our troops at Bean's Station, in a conflict the proportions of which are shown to be far from insignificant by the Confederate files from Bristol of the 19th, which announce the arrival at that point of 225 Federal prisoners, being but the first detachment of a much larger number who were captured in that action." Despatches from Fort Smith, in Arkansas, of the 24th, state that several Indian chiefs of the Choc taw tribe heretofore in alliance with the Confede rates had voluntarily surrendered themselves to Gen. M'Neil, desiring to return to the Federal protection under Mr. Lincoln's amnesty procla mation. The despatches also state that much ap prehension existed at Fort Smith that a large supply train then on the route from Fort Scott, in Kansas, might be captured by the Confederate Gen. Standwaite, who after his repulse at Fort Gibson had marched in that direction. All vessels plying between American ports are now searched by the provost guard just previous to leaving port, and all weapons found in possession of the passengers are given in charge of the purser, to be returned only upon the arrival of the vessels at their destination. This is deemed a necessary precaution, to prevent captures similar to that of the Chesapeake. 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No damage was done which disabled her, although injuries were received which multiplied would do so. Forty bolts of the smoke-stack were broken, and a chain around it will be necessary to its continued security. I am indebted to Acting- Master Vaughan, transferred temporarily to this vessel, for valuable aid in avoiding collisions, as it is out of the question for one person to observe pro perly from the various light holes. I think a want of vision one of the most serious defects of this class, making it impossible to fight them advantageously, and to avoid dangers, or to make a satisfactory reconnoissance. Another question of great importance as relates to their efficient employment is the character• of the battery. If it is proposed to batter down forts with a 15-inch gun, then it is quite plain that we have to come within distances which heavy ordnance, if employed in heavy batteries against us, cannot fail in the end to inj nre or, perhaps, disable us." Commander Rogers, of the Catskill : " I was surprised to find, even with this severe fire, that these vessels could be so much injured in so short a time, two or three having passed me dur ing the action to which some disaster had happened. This vessel was struck some 20 times, but without any serious injury, except one shot on the forward part of the deck, which broke both plates, the deck planking, and drove down the iron stanchion sus taining this beam about an inch, causing the deck to leak." Commander Fairfax. of the Gantucket : " Our fire was very slow, necessarily, and not half so observable upon the walls of the forts as the rain of their rifle shot and heavy shell was upon this vessel. After the third shot from the 15 inch gun the port stopper became jammed, several shot strik. ing very near the port and driving in the plating ; i was not used again. As the fleets withdrew the forts materially slackened their fire,evidently not wishing to expend their ammunition without some result. Certainly their firing was excellent throughout; fortunately it was directed to some half dozen iron clads at a time. The effect of their fire upon the Keokuk, together with that of their heavy rifle shot upon the monitors, is sufficient proof that any one vessel could not long have withstood the concen trated fire of the enemy's batteries. The obstruc tions being placed at a concentrated point of fire from the three forts shows conclusively that they must have been of no mean character. Our fire always drew down upon us four or five heavy rifle shots aimed at our ports. One rifle shot struck within less than six inches cf the 15-inch port — several struck very near. I am convinced that, although this class of vessels can stand a very heavy fire, yet the want of more guns will render them comparatively harmless before formidable earth works and forts. I must say that lam disappointed beyond measure at this experiment of monitors over coming strong farts. It was a fair trial." Lieut. Beardslee, of the Nantucket :—" One rifle shot struck on the lower corner of the 15-inch port, disabling the outer plate about 12 inch, and bulging the whole thickness, so much so as to prevent the port stopper from swinging. This shot was received after the third fire of the 15-inch, and disabled the guh for the rest of the fight, we not being able to open the port. A 10-inch shot struck directly oppo site, and near the top of the turret, starting a num ber of bolte, and breaking the clamp ring inside. During the action the turret became jammed. On examination we discovered six or seven bolt-heads and nuts that had fallen inside and into the recess around the bottom of the turret, rendering it neces sary to keep the turret higher in order to clear them. Upon attempting to revolve the turret again to-day found that another had fallen since the first were removed. The pilot-house was struck once, a square hit, but doing no damage. The side armour was struck nine times—once below the water-line. A number of the side plates are started so much that another shot in their vicinity wouid, in my opinion, knock them off. One bolt was driven through the iron and is buried in the oak. One of the deck plates is started from a blow on the side armour. The smoke stack was riddled in the upper sections, and received five shots in the lower sections--one, a solid 10-inch, fell, after striking upon the deck, and was secured. The steam-whistle was cut off. The deck-plates were cut in 12 places. One shot cut through the iron, and about two inches into the beam, starting the plate, several bolts, and the planking for some feet below. This was directly over the Andrews pump in the engine room. The others are not serious. The discharge of the 15-inch gun blew off eight of the heads of the bolts securing the muzzle-Lox. The discharge of the 11-inch gun, or else the blow of a shot on the turret, lifted one of the perforated plates on top. These plates are not properly secured. The outer turret plate, in the 15-inch port, is started about one-fourth of an inch—the next layer in a less degree. Two of the guides' to the 11 carriage were carried away through the gun not being properly compressed. Some of the gear to the engine-room bell was disabled at the first fire, causing trouble and confusion in getting orders promptly conveyed from pilot-house to engine room." Captain Downes, of the Nahant : " We soon began to suffer from the effects of the terrible, aril, I believe, almost unprecedented fire to which we were exposed, and at 4.30 the turret refused to turn, having be come jammed from the effects of three blows from heavy shot, two of them on the composition ring about the base of the pilot-house (one of these breaking off a piece of iron weighing 781 b. from the interior that assisted to keep the house square on its bearings, throwing it with such violence to the other side of the house, striking, bending, and dis arranging steering gear in its course, that it bounded from the inside curtain and fell back into the centre of the house), and the other on outside of turret, bulging it in and driving off the 11-inch apron bolted on to the inside to keep inplace the gun rails, and down the main trace of turret. The bolt-heads flying from the inside of pilot-house at the same time struck down pilot, Mr. Sofield, twice struck and senseless ; and the quartermaster, Edward Cobb, helmsman, fatally injuring with fractured skull, leaving me alone in the pilot-house, the steering gear becoming at the same time disarranged. We were within 500 yards of Fort Sum • ter unmanageable, and under the concentrated fire of I think 100 guns at short range, and the obstructions close aboard. But, fortunately, we got the preventer steering gear in working order in time to prevent disastrous results, and, getting my vessel once more under command, I endeavoured to renew the action, but after refuted futile efforts to turn the guns on to the fort I concluded to retire for a time from close action, and endeavoured to repair damages. We re ceived the following injury to the vessel and fittings, be. sides those already enumerated—The plates OR side armour broken badly in several places, and in one, where struck by two shots in close proximity, partly stripped from the wood and the wood backing broken in, with edging of deck plates started up and rolled back in places. On port quarter side armour deeply indented and star ted from side and extremity of stern. The deck is struck twice damagingly —one shot near the propeller well, quite shattering and tearing the plating in its passage, and starting up 25 bolts ; another starting plate and 20 bolts ; the slighter blows are nume rous. In smock stack armour there are three shot marks, one that pierced the armour, making a hole 15 inches long and 9 inches broad, displacing grating inside and breaking seven bolts. In the turret there are marks of nine shots, 56 of the bolts are broken perceptibly to us, the bolt heads fly ing off inside of turret, and the bolts starting almost their length outside, some of them flying out completely, and being found at a considerable distance from the turret on the deck. Doubtless many others are broken that we can • not detect, as by trying them we find others loosened. One shot struck the upper part of the turret, breaking through every plate, parting soave of them in two, three, and four places. In pilot-house there were marks of six shots, three of them 11-inch ; 21 of the bolts were broken perceptibly and others evidently started. The plates are also much started, and the pilot-house itself, I think, much damaged and wrecked ; indeed, it is my opinion that four more such shot as it received wou:d have demolished it. One shot at the base broke every plate through, and evidently nearly penetrated it." The facts here stated prove that if Admiral Du pont had immediately renewed the attack, as i e was pressed to do. and badgered for not doing, by Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Welles, such an act of rashness ENCS PAPER h o every Monitor vvithoue ;o\frit ? en impression irribn the forts. Mr. 7s-A timers, however, •who is Captain EricsstP, 4•Pe -• hand made on April 14 a rose-coloured re, . 5 Navy Department, in which he " took the express" the consoling opinion that " the 0b5..14- n S tions can readily be paseed with the means already provided, and our entire fleet of ironclads pass readily up to the wharves of Charleston." What such interested opinions are worth is shown by the fact that, although Sumter is in ruins, the monitors have never been nearer to Charleston than Admiral Dupont carried them. This officer proved et Hilton Head that he is not only an accomplished seaman, but a man of genius. He shares the treatment and is pursued by the calumnies which are the reward of superior abilities in the sister branch of the service. Admiral Dupont needs no further vindication ;. but this question of the Monitors deserves carefed scrutiny and investigation. We are pleased to knraw that the chairman of the Nlval Committee of the Senate has no such partialities for the head of the department as will be likely to interfere with a firm discharge of his duties. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS, Yesterday may be termed a grand field day in ',be Royal Parks, owing to the immense number of i?er sons who flocked to them for the purpose of either disporting themselves upon the frozan waters or witnessing the evolutions of others. From an early hour in the morning until the suedes of evening set in, a continuous stream of thousands after the! isands promenaded the different banks in each pads . Dar ing Tuesday night the thermometer at the Royal Humane Society's receiving-house in Hy de Park indexed only 17 deg., showing a fail of 11, degrees. The barometer stood, however, at the saute point as the preceding flay, viz., 30 deg. The wind in the morning was registered as N.W., but t cowards the evening the wind became N.E , and, st r ange as it may appear, considering the intense fr ost, not less than ten persons bathed in the Serpzit tine yester dßy, whiist double the number bathed in the same river the preceding day. Last nigirt the thermo meter stood at 25 deg., and the barl.iimeter showed an inclination of falling. During the previous night the V.i ole of the Ser pentine river in Hyde-park beca . me completely frozen over, and presented a brilli a nt sheet of ice, which, if allowed to remain unbr a%cen for a couple of days, will allow space sufficient for several thou sand skaters and sliders. In ordr:r to keep the po pulace off the river Mr. Young, 't .5e secretary, and Mr. Williams, the Superintendent, ligd a great number of icemen employed throughout the day in preventing persons from ventur ing upon the ice, which remained in a dangerous state. It is, how ever, expected that it will be sufficiently strong to bear by to-morrow if the frost (continues, of which there is little doubt. The Long Water in Kensington-gardens was patronised by 2,500 skaters and sliders, including several ladies and a good sprinkling of members belonging to the Skating Club. 'The ice on this river is about three inches in thickm ass, exceedingly emooth, and in good condition. The banks and the bridge were crowded with members of the nobility, gentry, and others, who vie wed with great interest the graceful evolutions of the members of the Skating Club. Figures of all ;torts, birds and reptiles, were cut out with as much, rapidity as an artist would do with a camel's hair pencil. An un fortunate accident happened to a boy, who slipped down and dislocated his shoulder. He was attended to by Dr. Caristian, and afterwards taken to the hospital. The Royal Bound Pond, Kensington-gardens, came in for its usual share of patronage, about 2,000 persons, including ladies and members of the Skat ing Club being present. Here so me excellent sport took place. A party of six ladies went through various acts of fancy and quiet skating. Their per formance elicited loud applause from the spectators on the bank. Several parties fell upon the ice and received cut heads, &c. In the R2gent's Park there were ab 3ut 8,000 per. sons sliding and skating upon tb c ornamental waters. About a dozen persons wer 2 forces down by the skaters and received serious cut wounds on their heads, and one poor lad had hit; arm broken from falling upon the ice. They were attended to by Dr. Norton. Towards the evening the ice began to part, which rendered it exceedingly dangerous, but Deputy• Superintendent Parsons ordered the populace off, and thereby several persons were prevented from sinking into 11 feet of water. &yo re' immersions, however, took place during the clay. ST.JAMES'S PARK.—It is almost impossib e to de• plot accurately the scenes that took place in this park yesterday. From an early hour crowds of per sons continued to flock into the enclosure at each entrance. Before noon some 20,000 or 30,000 per sons had congregated upon the banks and slopes, including a vest number of ladies. The sports of the day were at their height between 12 and 1 o'clock, when skating, sliding, and what is termed " Hockey" commenced is earnest, and then the dan gerous part of the performance began. The ice in many places was extremely insecure, and piece by piece kept separating, and into the water persons were precipitated. Deputy-Superintendent Perry at once went off for Dr. M'Cann, who with his as sistants promptly attended, and they were actively engaged in dressing cut heads and attending upon persons who had been immersed. Two boys fell into a hole, and were with difficulty rescued by Perry with the society's apparatus. During the day 3,000 skaters and sliders disported themselves upon the ice in this park. THE VICTORIA PARK.—This park was patronised by 12,000 persons, and probably a quarter of that number disported themselves upon the frozen waters. Several slight immersions took place, and some of the most venturesome had either to return to their homes or go to the London Hospital, as they had received injuries to their heads and limbs through falling on the ice. At Ciapham and Hampstead the ponds were crowded with skaters and sliders. On the letter piece of water a little girl, about 11 years of age, skated in a manner that astonished the lookers-on, for, after cutting out her name upon the ice, she led several couples over the frozen surface. At the Crystal Palace a number of the nobility and gentry assembled, and skating was carried on until a late hour in the evening, but no accident of any importance took place. At the request of Mr. Grove, the secretary of the company, Mr. Young sent two experienced icemen, belonging to the society, to be in attendance during the time the sports last. The ice in the Grand Surrey Canal is now about three inches in thickness, but it has to be broken hourly to enable barges to pass along, consequently no skating matches can at present take place. THE HOLIDAYS.—At no other Exhibition in the metropolis will a more interesting and instructive treat be afforded to the juveniles than at Madame Tussaud's Historical Gallery, in Baker street, where objects and relies of great value everywhere meet the eye; and wo would more particularly call attention to the series of beautifully executed models (now nearly complete) of the monarchs of England, from the Conqueror to that of her present Ma jesty, all being attired in the m a g nificent costumes of the respective periods ; and in the R oom of Physiognomy are several new figures. DEMOLITION OF NINETY ITOUSES.—Yesterday Messrs. Kennedy and Bonny, in compliance with directions received from the North London Railway Com pany, sold the materials of 90 houses, extending from Wor ship-street, Bishopsgate, to the Kingsland-road. There was a full attendance of buyers, and the property realised good prices. The houses will be pulled down immediately, the sites being required for the construction of the exten sion of the North London Railway. HUM tN HAIII.—Ia the majority of the ract.s of mankind the hair issues obliquely out of the cuta neous envelope ; on the Hottentot, Papou, and many negroes the hair is implanted perpendicularly. M. Pruner- Bey enters into length as to the differences in the hair when microscopically examined in its longitudinal direction, v hich again he considers insufficient to indicate race characters. As regards the transverse sections, their examin i aion forms per- th most striking part of our author's s per. Ths method e mits the examination of the contour of the hair, its diameter an d thic,ness ; h e as certainment of to presece or ab serse of a medullary substa,,ce and ~f its reldtions with the torte::. In she negro the hair is e lliptical and exceedingly tlat; the medul•try substance is not always p res ent; the centre is never empty, g e ' e tb LO at 4 11 ovi 1 t 4 10 0 ' E.t. DO* oe • 110 01 / 500 ° ,l tilif' 3tB oll° Nor' la ,ioo oto" al ;to 50 6 viro lA Oa Q,